Gimli, Dwarf of the Mountain-race (2P121)

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Gimli, Dwarf of the Mountain-race (2P121) is a Dwarven Companion from the Mines of Moria set.

EN Revision 1 (PC) EN Nonfoil First Edition EN Foil First Edition DE Nonfoil First Edition DE Foil First Edition FR Nonfoil First Edition FR Foil First Edition IT Nonfoil First Edition IT Foil First Edition ES Nonfoil First Edition ES Foil First Edition PL Nonfoil First Edition PL Foil First Edition

Revision 1 · Player's Council · 2021-03-28 Collection Info Title Gimli Subtitle Dwarf of the Mountain-race Unique Yes Collectible No Set 2 - Mines of Moria Rarity P - Premium Card Number 121 Language EN - English Revision 1 (Player's Council) Release Date 2021-03-28 Notes Lists: EXL Decipher Notes: Dwarves as a culture have never excelled at keeping site Shadow numbers low and “choking” off the twilight pool. Gimli was a fun anomaly for the Fellowship block, where the number and placement of underground sites was known and limited. Those same boundaries held true on the Tower and King site paths. But with Shadows, all that is changing. Shadows has a big focus on what design and development call "terrain" – that is, whether a site is a battleground, forest, mountain, river, or any of the other similar types of keywords. Terrain is so important with the new adventure path that in playtesting, players were frequently bidding to go second, and "pathfinding" (selection of the next site by the Free Peoples player) was valued as it has never been before. If a player wants to run an adventure path of nothing but one type of terrain, that may well be possible – if not with Shadows, then likely once Black Rider and Bloodlines are added to the mix. In short, having a single, easy-to-start card (one with out-of-culture gameplay, at that) which could potentially deny 2 twilight tokens at every single site simply proved too strong. Gimli is an odd duck. Rather uniquely among the rest of the cards on this list, he isn’t a problem in FOTR in the slightest. We can of course argue whether the same is true for these other cards, but you can’t deny that most of them have at least been complained about quite loudly and often; the same is not true for Gimli. Since he is a problem primarily in the post-Shadows world of site manipulation, we are left with reducing his choke impact and granting him an additional bonus to compensate. (It's probably a moot point anyway, since if you're playing Dwarves that means Bearer of Grudges, but let no one say we didn't at least take Decipher at their word.) Gameplay Info Playable Yes Culture Dwarven Side Free Peoples Card Type Companion Race Dwarf Twilight Cost 2 Strength 6 Vitality 3 Signet Frodo Game Text Damage +1. Each underground site's Shadow number is -1. While the fellowship is at an underground site, Gimli is strength +1. Lore “‘In the ruins of the Dwarves, a dwarf's head will be less easy to bewilder than Elves or Men or Hobbits.'” Technical Info Wiki Base Card ID LOTR-EN02S121.0 Wiki Release ID LOTR-EN02S121.1 TLHH ID LOTR02121 GEMP ID 2_121 LOTRO Hex ID 69 4F E8 01 LOTRO Image ID 02_121 First edition · Decipher Collection Info Title Gimli Subtitle Dwarf of the Mountain-race Unique Yes Collectible Yes Set 2 - Mines of Moria Rarity P - Premium Card Number 121 Language EN - English Revision 0 Notes Lists: EXL Gameplay Info Playable Yes Culture Dwarven Side Free Peoples Card Type Companion Race Dwarf Twilight Cost 2 Strength 6 Vitality 3 Signet Frodo Game Text Damage +1. Each underground site's Shadow number is -2. Lore “‘In the ruins of the Dwarves, a dwarf's head will be less easy to bewilder than Elves or Men or Hobbits.'” Technical Info Wiki Base Card ID LOTR-EN02S121.0 TLHH ID LOTR02121 GEMP ID 2_121 LOTRO Hex ID 69 4F E8 01 LOTRO Image ID 02_121

Translations DE - German Card Name Zwerg des Bergvolkes Game Text Schaden +1. Die Schattenzahl aller unterirdischer Orte reduziert sich um 2. Lore "In den Ruinen der Zwerge wird der Kopf eines Zwergs weniger leicht zu verwirren sein, als die Köpfe von Elben, Menschen oder Hobbits.“ FR - French Card Name Nain de Sang de Montagne Game Text Dégâts +1. La puissance de l’Ombre de chaque site souterrain est de -2. Lore « “Dans les ruines des Nains, il sera plus difficile de faire perdre la tête à un Nain qu'à des Elfes, des Hommes ou des Hobbits.” » IT - Italian Card Name Nano della Stirpe delle Montagne Game Text Danno+1. Il numero Ombra di ogni sito sotterraneo diminuisce di -2. Lore “‘Fra le rovine dei Nani, la testa di un Nano sarà meno stupefacente che non la presenza di Elfi, Uomini o Hobbit.'” ES - Spanish Card Name Enano de las Montañas Game Text Daño +1. El número de sombra de cada sitio subterráneo es -2. Lore “En las ruinas de los Enanos, la cabeza de un enano será menos fácil de confundir que la de los Elfos, los Hombres o los Hobbits.” PL - Polish

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Alternate Personas

Portrait	Name	Game Text
	Gimli, Dwarf of Erebor (1U12)	Damage +1. Fellowship: If the twilight pool has fewer than 2 twilight tokens, add and place a card from hand beneath your draw deck to draw a card.
	Gimli, Dwarf of Erebor (1U12)	Damage +1. Fellowship: If the twilight pool has fewer than 2 twilight tokens, add to place a card from hand beneath your draw deck.
	Gimli, Dwarf of Erebor (1U12)	Damage +1. Fellowship: Add to place a card from hand beneath your draw deck.
	Gimli, Son of Gloin (1R13)	Damage +1. Skirmish: Exert Gimli to make him strength +2.
	Gimli, Lockbearer (4R48)	Damage +1. Gimli is strength +1 for each unbound Hobbit companion you can spot.
	Gimli, Unbidden Guest (4C49)	Damage +1. Skirmish: Exert Gimli to make an unbound companion strength +1 (or +2 if that companion is Legolas).
	Gimli, Skilled Defender (5R7)	Damage +1. Valiant. Each time Gimli wins a skirmish, you may wound a minion assigned to skirmish an unbound companion.
	Gimli, Skilled Defender (5R7)	Damage +1. Each time Gimli wins a skirmish, you may wound a minion assigned to skirmish an unbound companion.
	Gimli, Faithful Companion (7C6)	Damage +1. While you have initiative, Gimli is strength +2.
	Gimli, Feared Axeman (7R7)	Damage +1. Response: If a condition is about to be discarded by an opponent, exert a Dwarf or discard a card from hand to prevent that.
	Gimli, Counter of Foes (8C5)	Damage +1. For each wound on Gimli, he is strength +1 and damage +1.
	Gimli, Bearer of Grudges (9R+4)	Damage +1. While Gimli is the Ring-bearer, at the start of each skirmish involving him, add 2 burdens or 2 threats. While Gimli is damage +X, he is resistance +X.
	Gimli, Bearer of Grudges (9R+4)	Damage +1. While Gimli is the Ring-bearer, at the start of each skirmish involving him, add 2 burdens or 2 threats. While Gimli is damage +X, he is resistance +X.
	Gimli, Lively Combatant (11U8)	Damage +1. Each time Gimli wins a skirmish, you may draw a card.
	Gimli, Lord of the Glittering Caves (13R5)	Damage +1. Gimli is strength +1 for each minion assigned to a skirmish. Assignment: Exert Gimli and spot a lurker minion to make that minion lose lurker until the regroup phase.
	Gimli, Eager Hunter (15C5)	Damage +1. Hunter 3. (While skirmishing a non-hunter character, this character is strength +3.)
	Gimli, Sprinter (18R1)	Damage +1. Hunter 1 (While skirmishing a non-hunter character, this character is strength +1.) Each time Gimli wins a skirmish, you may add a threat to wound a minion (or wound a hunter minion twice).
	Gimli, Opinionated Guide (19P2)	Damage +1. Fellowship. Each time you play a possession, you may draw a card.
	Gimli, Dwarven Delegate (0P62)	Damage +1.
	Gimli, Vengeful Longbeard (V1_3)	Damage +1. While Gimli bears 2 items, he is damage +1. While Gimli bears 3 items, he is strength +2.
	Gimli, Vengeful Naugrim (V1_3)	Damage +1. While Gimli bears 2 items, he is strength +2. While Gimli bears 3 items, he is damage +1. ​

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